Does management of postoperative nausea and vomiting differ by patient demographics?
Patient demographics, including race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status, are associated with disparities in appropriate postoperative nausea and vomiting prophylaxis and postdischarge nausea and vomiting.
The study identified differences in appropriate postoperative nausea and vomiting prophylaxis by race and ethnicity, as well as community-level socioeconomic status. There were no differences in postoperative nausea and vomiting by the predictors, but there were higher odds of postdischarge nausea and vomiting by race and ethnicity and payor. This study underscores the importance of data stratification in quality measures to identify disparities in perioperative care; it can lead to changes in perioperative anesthetic management. Further research should explore these associations in a broader cohort and address potential confounding sources.
Goldson et al. (Thu,) studied this question.